Chitral Fort

The Chitral Fort, also known as Chitral Palace, is a fortified palace in Chitral town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. it is situated on the banks of the Chitral River. The fort has a commanding position on the river and is believed to have been built in 1774 during the reign of Mohtaram Shah Katur II and restored in 1911 by His Highness Sir Shuja ul-Mulk. The compound used to house the barracks of the guards of Mehtar of Chitral.

The fort was declared as the personal property of the last ruler of Chitral following the merger of Chitral State in 1969. It is now occupied by the current ceremonial Mehtar, Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir who has renovated the old Darbar Hall and state rooms following damage sustained during the earthquake of 2015.

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Chitral Fort ranks #3470 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 23 mapped in Pakistán. Fundado en 1774, más antiguo que el 18% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 360 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo XVIII. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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